palacete
Portuguese
Etymology
From palácio (“palace”) + -ete.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /pa.laˈse.t͡ʃi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pa.laˈse.te/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɐ.lɐˈse.tɨ/
- Hyphenation: pa‧la‧ce‧te
Noun
palacete m (plural palacetes)
- mansion (small palace; luxurious apartment block)
Further reading
- “palacete”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “palacete”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
Etymology
From palacio (“palace”) + -ete.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /palaˈθete/ [pa.laˈθe.t̪e] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
- IPA(key): /palaˈsete/ [pa.laˈse.t̪e] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -ete
- Syllabification: pa‧la‧ce‧te
Noun
palacete m (plural palacetes)
Further reading
- “palacete”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025